SINGAPORE, May 19, 2003 -- Ernst & Young Singapore, one of the world's leading professional services firms, and Baltimore Technologies (London: BLM), a global leader in e-security, today announced their strategic partnership to deliver public-key based security and Web access control solutions in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. The alliance, led by Ernst & Young Labs for Internet and Security (EYLIS) in Singapore, will leverage Baltimore's award winning security technology and Ernst & Young's strength in delivering security solutions.
EYLIS has already scored a major success and has implemented a complete PKI solution for a government agency in the South East Asia region. The solution was successfully deployed using Baltimore UniCERT(tm) with the Advanced Registration Module (ARM), KeyTools cryptographic toolkits and Hardware Security Module (HSM).
"Our appointment as a Baltimore TrustedWorld(tm) Partner represents a valuable step forward for Ernst & Young Singapore and underpins our position as a top-tier integrator of advanced technologies to the government, financial and corporate sectors," said Uantchern Loh, Director at Ernst & Young Singapore. "Securing e-Commerce transactions is perhaps the greatest challenge facing business organizations today, especially as Internet usage is exploding in our region, and it is important for our company to provide the leading e-security solutions available."
As a Baltimore TrustedWorld Partner, EYLIS with its integration capabilities ensures the skilled deployment of Baltimore's security products and services, thereby enabling organisations to fully maximise the potential of electronic commerce whilst addressing the technological concerns of Internet security. This will enable government agencies, financial institutions and corporates in the region to implement a complete e-Security infrastructure based on policy driven PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) technology and full strength cryptographic tools.
"We are delighted with today's announcement which allows our customers benefit from both Baltimore's and Ernst & Young's expertise and leadership in e-security," said Gavan Egan, Senior VP Asia Pacific for Baltimore Technologies. "The initial project already underway in the region points to the synergies between both our companies. Expanding our activities in Singapore is a natural progression of our strong presence in Asia Pacific and underpins our commitment to the region."
Baltimore's Asia Pacific headquarters are located in Hong Kong and key customers in the region include Hong Kong Post, JETCo and Tradelink in Hong Kong, TaiwanCA, TradeVan and the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan, the Macau government, and Chohung Bank and Kica in Korea.
About EYLIS
The Technology & Security Risk Services (TSRS) team at Ernst & Young offers a wide range of services to assist clients in effectively controlling, securing, and improving their business processes and related information technology infrastructure. At the backbone of the team is EY Labs for Internet & Security. EYLIS is the Ernst & Young Centre of Excellence for information security in the Far East region. EYLIS comprises experts on all aspects of information security and assurance, including digital risk, network security, secure architecture, wireless security and cryptography.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 106,000 people in more than 140 countries around the globe operate with the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism to provide clients with solutions based on financial, transactional, and risk-management knowledge in its core services of audit, tax, and corporate finance. The firm also provides legal services in those parts of the world where permitted.
The Singapore firm has a history of over 110 years. To serve a wide-ranging clientele base that includes private and public listed companies and public sector organizations, the firm offers Assurance & Advisory Business Services, Business Risk Services, Corporate Finance Services, Global Financial Services, Global Investigations & Dispute Advisory Services, Japanese Business Services, Risk Management Services, Small & Medium Enterprises Services, Tax Services, and Technology & Security Risk Services.
A collection of Ernst & Young's views on a variety of business issues can be found at http://www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to all the members of the global Ernst & Young organization, including the U.S. firm of Ernst & Young.
About Baltimore Technologies
Baltimore Technologies' products, services and solutions address the fundamental security needs of e-business in distributed environments. Baltimore's e-security technology enables companies to verify the identity of electronic counterparties and securely manages which resources and information users can access through open networks. Many of the world's leading organisations in Finance and Government have deployed Baltimore's e-security technology to enable e-business over fixed and wireless networks. Baltimore also offers worldwide support for its authorization management and public key-based authentication products.
Baltimore's products, services and solutions are sold directly as well as through its worldwide partner network, Baltimore TrustedWorld(tm). Baltimore Technologies is a public company, listed on the London Stock Exchange (BLM). For more information on Baltimore Technologies, please visit http://www.baltimore.com
Media Contacts - Baltimore Technologies:
Irene Dehaene Terry Yeung
Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies (Hong
Kong)
Tel: +353 1 881 6435 Tel: +852 2168 9500
Email: irene.dehaene@baltimore.com Email: tyeung@baltimore.com
Media Contacts - Ernst & Young Singapore:
Kelvin Wee
Ernst & Young Singapore
Tel: +65 6428 6764
Email: kelvin.wee@sg.ey.com
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